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Daily Archives: November 20th, 2008

Crazy

Thursday, November 20, 2008

What were these judges thinking? A state appeals court has ruled that a newspaper can be sued for libel for reporting allegations from a lawsuit before any court proceedings have taken place. The ruling reversed a lower court ruling that dismissed a libel claim against The Record of Bergen County brought by Thomas John Salzano, […]

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Second most important election of the year

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Henry Waxman beat John Dingell in a secret ballot among House Democrats. Waxman will now chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Dingell has been a pawn of the auto industry for years, and is as much responsible for Detroit’s shortsighted approach to its business as were the managers that flew their private jets to […]

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Gil Shasha prevails

Thursday, November 20, 2008

This is a little different, and is of no particular political interest, but I must register my delight upon reading this story (Shasha prevails at ‘last trial’) in the New London Day. Gil is no longer practicing, for reasons that are fairly murky, as the article states, but whatever the reason, he’s gone out in […]

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